Where does “tioårig” come from?

tioårig (Swedish) comes from Swedish tio, from Old Norse tíu, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

tioårig (Swedish): ten-year-old

Definitions

  1. ten-year-old

Ancestry of “tioårig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtioten
2Old Norsetíuten
3Proto-Germanictehunten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Old Norse tíu →
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